[CVRC] upcoming Gerlach Technician Class w/ optional camping!

[David]

 CVRC, please distribute this to anyone you know who might be interested 
 in the class or know someone else who might be!  David Book KD7YIM


 TECHNICIAN FASTCLASS REVIEW AND LICENSE TESTING, Sunday, 8/11/2013, 
 Gerlach Nevada, Get your Ham License in Just One Day!  Perseid Meteor 
 Shower Campout Weekend!  See the meteors, explore the Black Rock, soak 
 in a hot spring, eat barbecue, and get a Ham License!  Advance 
 registration required for the FastClass!  To sign up or for more info, 
 call Michael Myers at 775/557-2900, 
 m(dot)myers(at)blackrockdesert(dot)org.  $50.00 Class sign-up includes 
 Saturday evening Barbecue and Friends Membership!  Camping is Free.  
 RV’s and Trailers OK!

 This class is a fundraiser sponsored by Friends of Black Rock and 
 taught by David Book, KD7YIM.  David says “I’ve done about a dozen of 
 these classes and have about a 95% pass rate for people who study a 
 little bit on their own.  Of course, the pass rate is much lower for 
 people who don’t study ahead of time.  At my last class 100% of the 
 people who took the class passed!  That even surprised me!”

 HAM License info:  No Morse Code required!  It’s a 35 Question test at 
 a middle school level so anybody who’s willing to study a little can 
 pass.  Think “Drivers License Test!”  For a sample test, go to 
 http://hamexam.org, try it, and see how you do.  Most people get about 
 50% on their first try and you only need 76% to pass so you’re most of 
 the way there!  Most people do have to study a little, though!
 Study materials & Testing:  My favorite is Gordon West’s The Technician 
 Study Manual (July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2014) available from 
 http://www.w5yi.org for $20.95 plus shipping. They ship fast!  He’s 
 reorganized the questions for logical learning and gives bite-sized 
 explanations of the correct answers with a lot of diagrams and drawings. 
 Second best is a FREE 50 page No-Nonsense, Technician Class Study Guide 
 available at http://kb6nu.com/tech-manual that’s really pretty good for 
 the price! He also has a FREE General study guide if you want to 
 upgrade!  Tests are given every other month in Reno.  For test locations 
 and dates nationwide, go to www.arrl.org but I don’t like their study 
 material!